Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
FOREIGN.
The American exhibition opened in Lon.
Ha. an tho . mat

don on the eth inst.
Rumored again that Russia Is making
| extensive war preparations.
Rumor hath il that Sir John Macdonald
is TO be raised TO the peerage.
The King and Queen Of Italy opened the
/ art exhibition in Venice on the 2d inst
The spanish Chamber of Deputies have
adopted bill establishing trial by jury.
Denied that Germany has any intention
Of proclaim ing a state of siege in Alsace
Lorraine.
Prince Jerome Bonapart has had AN at
tack Of apoplexy and is in a dangerous
condition.
Disastrous freshets have caused heav?
losses throughout the province Of New
Brunswick.
The German military authorities are
training mastiffs t. hunt French outposts
in the event of war.
The Russian duty on iron aud steel and
on articles manufactured from iron and
steel has been raised.
Victoria jubilee hospitals to be erect
ed in Dublin, and s35,0OO have been sub
scrihed toward the pro ect.
The "cloture" was applied in the house
of commons the othe other night to cut of
debate on the Irish crimes bill.
IL is stated that the Pope and the Car
are negotiating with a view 10 the reunion
of the Greek and Latin churches.
EIpu sions of the French from Alsace,
Lorraine are of almost daily occurrence,
and the excitement Is on the increase.
A bill 10 repeal the Canadian temperance
act, otherwise known as the Scott act. has
been introduced in the Dominion parlia
ment.
During the week ending April 30 2,GlS
emigrants left Queenstown for America.
The total for the month OF April is H. 81
against 1855 fer April last year.
The Mulattos mine in Mexico has been
purchased for e6G0,OOO by an English syn
dictate There are 70 100000 ton, of ore in
sight, assaying Sl6 10 20 per ton
The Scotch steamer John Knox. bound
from Glasgow to Quebec, foundered off the
Newfoundland coast on the night of April
80. and every one of the crew of 80 went
down TO watery grave.
The steamer Aisle from Barcelona e.
MarseilleS, was sunk in "A collision with the
French transatlantic company's steam er
A jaccio, from Cette for Algiers Several
passengers were drowned.
The Chinese government has ordered
that every foreign missionary in China
must hold "a passport from his own gov
ernmcnt in order that his nationality may
be shown All other passports are de
clarei invalid.
The remains of the composer, Rossini,
who died in Paris in 1865, were disinterred
at Pere la Chaise cemetery the other day
in the presence of the Italian Embassy and
a throng OF admirers of Rossini's works,
and taken to Florence for re-burial
The Colonial confer nee at London has
adopted resolution favoring the extern
sion Of the Queens present tit es TO "Quee
of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
Ireland and the Colonies, and all depend
ences thereof and Empress of India.
1t is reported that the Gar has decided
that the sentences Of death pronouncei
against the Nihlists convicted Of compiled
ty In the recent attempt TO assass nate
him shall be committed To Imprisonment,
at hard labor for life in the cases of all bu,
two of the condemned
Inc HdllOHhl dAiH =
the victory Of the Mexican troops over the
French during the war of Intervention
was celebrated in the City of Mexico on
the 9Th inst with the usual pomp An i'm
posing military procession occupying the
forenoon passed in review before the pres
ident.
The French are angry because Queen
Victoria did not stop in Paris on her re
turn TO London from Aix-les-Bains. HeI
Majesty fully intended 70 visit the French
capital, but at the last moment she feared
that she might be insulted by the Pari,
mob whose angophobia is very pro
nouncel.
A train on the intercolonial railway
struck an avalanche of snow which mac
dropped on the track from high bank q
short distance from Moncton, y. b. Two
engines and four first-class cars ran of the
track and were piled up in heap Of ruins
Fireman Pierre Levasgur and brakem al
Alfred Lavard were killed.
The entries for the breeders stakes in
the fall races of the Central Michigan fair
to lie held at Lansing September -, y, %
and 30, close on May 10 The stakes are
lOI Ntdl OHis thi -OihN anu fdi OAA0
and liberal purses are offered by the soci
ETY. for each class. The entries are con
fined TO ten counties included in the asso
citation.
The village Of Macy Karoly, Transyl
vania, was nearly wiped out by fire on the
eth inst The fire was caused by terrihl,
storm OF wind. which carried sparks e
distant wood yards and set fire to them
Altogether 40 houses were destroyed
AMI 5000 people deprived of homes ar,
camping in the open air Since the fire
many inmates OF convent and schoo
have been missing. At the time OF the fir
| several girl scholars were killed by Jump
ing from windows.
Prohibition in Alaska.
The president has issued an executiv,